Maisie Adam
About Maisie Adam
Maisie Adam (born Maisie Elizabeth Adam, 24 January 1994) is an English stand-up comedian. She grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill and her younger brother Daniel. Her maternal grandfather, Sir Lawrence Byford, led an inquiry into the failings of the hunt for the "Yorkshire Ripper", and her uncle, Mark Byford, was Deputy Director General of the BBC and head of BBC Journalism from 2004 to 2011. At 14, Adam was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. She attended St Aidan's Church of England High School in Harrogate, where she was Head Girl, and studied acting at the East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2016.
A trained actress, Adam initially planned on acting and writing professionally, but after struggling to find acting jobs she tried stand-up, performing her first gig at the Ilkley Literature Festival fringe on 13 October 2016. In 2017 she won the national contest So You Think You're Funny for new stand-up acts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which led to her getting signed with an agent. Her first full-length Edinburgh solo show, Vague, was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and that year she also won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award. In March 2024 she announced her biggest tour so far, Appraisal.
On television, Adam has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie To You? and The Last Leg, and narrated the ITV2 reality show The Cabins. In July 2025 she was announced as a contestant in the 20th series of Taskmaster, where she won the tiebreaker challenge after tying for first place with Ania Magliano and Phil Ellis, making her the winner. She co-hosts the podcasts That's a First! with Tom Lucy and Big Kick Energy with Suzi Ruffell.
Videos (67)
Videos 1 to 24 of 67.
0:59Should’ve got more points for this. Unbelievable | Maisie Adam
6.2M views
0:55Unnecessary comments, and disappointing views... | Maisie Adam
1.3M views
2:16Why can no one follow the rules?! | Maisie Adam
1.2M views
3:00I feel sick just thinking about this! | Maisie Adam
861K views
1:57Change my mind: Brighton and Hove are the same place | Maisie Adam
741.3K views
0:51References available upon request | Maisie Adam
740.9K views
2:01Well that was a turn of events... | Maisie Adam
734.1K views
1:49I didn't realise my stand-up was going to be fact-checked... | Maisie Adam
536.9K views
1:07This is what you call friendship... | Maisie Adam
492.9K views
0:52At what point did we become grown ups? | Maisie Adam
463.9K views
2:03If you're sitting exams at the moment, I hope you don't have the same experience I did | Maisie Adam
451.4K views
2:01How did I miss this, the signs were there | Maisie Adam
406.8K views
2:20Redemption at last. Could it be? | Maisie Adam
342.8K views
1:04This is incredible... | Maisie Adam
310.6K views
0:19It’s just good to share isn’t it? | Last One Laughing S2 | Maisie Adam
269.8K views
1:21Why does it always become a full performance? | Maisie Adam
256.3K views
2:03One of the strangest experiences we went through, going back to school | Maisie Adam
246.2K views
3:01The time I infiltrated the lesbian football team... | Maisie Adam
215.3K views
0:58Turns out a bit of Mary Poppins gets you out of anything! | Maisie Adam
159.1K views
1:15Happy Father's Day, Dad. Thank you for all of your wisdom...| Maisie Adam
152.2K views
0:54Shoutout to “Susannah” which is absolutely her real name... | Maisie Adam
145.9K views
0:37My mum is a genius for this | Maisie Adam
144.4K views
1:27A great time to remind people that there’s no such thing as middle class water | Maisie Adam
141.6K views
1:07I can't believe this is actually a real thing. | Maisie Adam
135.5K viewsGuest appearances (20)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Maisie Adam.
Guest appearances 1 to 20 of 20.
6:11Maisie Adam Was Not Planning THIS For Her Honeymoon | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
97.9K views
37:00Maisie Adam KNOWS all her husband’s exes?!? | Full Episode PKMA
Chris Ramsey
77.1K views
23:13Brydon & Maisie Adam: “My Worst Gig”
Robert Brydon Jones
53.7K views
3:54Maisie Adam Comes Face To Face With A Lioness | Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2022 | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
43.8K views
0:35Was Maisie Adam too old to be a 1 Direction fan?!?
Chris Ramsey
28.5K views
3:14Romesh Ranganathan & Maisie Adam go Head To Head | Last One Laughing UK Season 02
Jimmy Carr
25.7K views
1:18:18Boat Perving with Maisie Adam | Tea With Me
Shane Todd
14.5K views
9:45Maisie Adam's Game With Her Grandfather | Russell Howard's Wonderbox
Russell Howard
11.6K views
0:05Maisie Adam on Please Keep Me Anonymous!! Out on YouTube at 5pm!
Chris Ramsey
11.5K views
9:24Maisie Adam's First Cinema Experience | Russell Howard's Wonderbox
Russell Howard
9.7K views
1:13:21Maisie Adam - RHLSTP
Richard Herring
9.4K views
11:34Maisie Adam on being on the Royal Variety Performance - from RHLSTP 508
Richard Herring
7.5K views
1:10:28Maisie Adam, Stevie Martin, Joel Dommett and Tom Davis on Please Keep Me Anonymous | Best Of
Chris Ramsey
5.1K views
0:54Brydon & Maisie Adam - OUT NOW
Robert Brydon Jones
4.2K views
4:02Maisie Adam talks football and idiot fans | The Chris McCausland Show | ITVX
Chris McCausland
2.6K views
2:11Maisie Adam on recreating Indiana Jones' stunts - from Best of RHLSTP 2024
Richard Herring
1.9K views
12:16Maisie Adam was a MASSIVE 1D fan?!? | Please Keep Me Anonymous
Chris Ramsey
1.1K views
12:23Maisie Adam injured herself while…wrestling comedians?!? | Please Keep Me Anonymous
Chris Ramsey
1K views
3:34Maisie Adam | Bad Advice with Olga Koch
Olga Alfredovna Koch
575 views
1:30BAD ADVICE feat. Maisie Adam (FULL EP ON CHANNEL)
Olga Alfredovna Koch
234 viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Chris Ramsey, Robert Brydon Jones, Jimmy Carr, Shane Todd, Richard Herring, Chris McCausland, Olga Alfredovna Koch
Frequently asked questions
Who is Maisie Adam?
Maisie Adam, born Maisie Elizabeth Adam (24 January 1994), is an English stand-up comedian who grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
How did Maisie Adam get into stand-up comedy?
A trained actress, she tried stand-up after struggling to find acting jobs, performing her first gig at the Ilkley Literature Festival fringe on 13 October 2016.
Did Maisie Adam win Taskmaster?
Yes, she was a contestant on the 20th series of Taskmaster and won the tiebreaker challenge after tying for first place with Ania Magliano and Phil Ellis.
What awards has Maisie Adam won?
She won the So You Think You're Funny contest in 2017 and the Amused Moose National New Comic Award in 2018, and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
What podcasts does Maisie Adam host?
She co-hosts That's a First! with Tom Lucy and Big Kick Energy with Suzi Ruffell, the latter focusing on women's football.
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